The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been unveiled. Nintendo confirmed it comes with 256GB of internal storage, which is eight times more than the original Switch. But here’s the thing: games have never been bigger. AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077 clock in at a massive 64 gigs. If you’re anything…
No sooner did Nintendo confirm that the Switch 2 utilizies DLSS and will support ray-tracing that Nvidia has now given us a breakdown of the CPU and GPU the console will contain. While there aren’t raw numbers to compare against Nintendo’s rivals, we do know that not only are DLSS…
During yesterday’s Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo spent a surprisingly decent chunk of time describing GameChat, a new system feature that is basically like all of the social features Microsoft introduced to the Xbox 360 20 years ago. It’s charming how old-school Nintendo can be sometimes, but one thing that wasn’t…
Throughout 2018, Sony was dragged through the muck when it came to cross-play support. Nintendo and Microsoft were happily letting players go up against each other in multiplayer games regardless of which platform they were on, while Sony’s PlayStation division stuck to its closed platform approach, at least up until…
UPDATE (1/15/2019, 6:50 a.m. PST): The truth behind this news has fallen into question, as the original source has deleted its tweet and since come out to explain it jumped the gun with the announcement, citing “no confirmed evidence” of its validity and apologizing for “spreading misinformation.” “We want to…
For those of you who are fans of Pokémon’s third generation Hoenn region, you’ll love what’s coming up in Pokémon GO! Starting on January 15th, at 1 p.m. PT, Pokémon GO will be celebrating the Hoenn region in a number of ways. For starters, and perhaps maybe the most obvious…
Any of y’all play Shin Megami Tensei: Dx2 Liberation? It’s a pretty solid mobile game for everybody’s favorite demon-summoning/capturing/fighting/bargaining RPG series. And now its first collaboration has been announced, featuring gaming’s first witch herself, Bayonetta. The collab makes a good deal of logical sense — Bayonetta is arguably the only…
Splatoon 2 and its predecessor have been hosting big tournaments in Japan ever since their releases and rise to popularity, meaning there’s no better place to be a squid kid than the games’ home turf. With these events come promos and swag, and one of those pieces is the official…
The gyms are packed, the snacks are stashed, and everyone’s got their resolutions for the new year. That goes for Dream Land’s (and Patch Land’s) hero too, as this little clip shared by Nintendo of Europe displays. When left to his own devices, Kirby shows some surprising discipline by stretching…
The Animal Crossing Twitter account is back at it again with its character tease! Three new animals will soon be joining the Pocket Camp roster. Have a look and make some guesses if you’re familiar with the 400+ animals that have graced the series in previous games! If you’re struggling…
I’ve never been able to understand Trainers who bench their starter Pokémon. From the first steps of your journey they’re there with you — and even if not all of them are equal, they’re no less iconic to their regions and generations as a trio. That goes for their final…
Fortnite is a phenomenon, there’s no doubt about it, and the free-to-play game’s arrival on the eShop last year likely had a bigger impact on the system’s popularity than we’d expect. Supporting this idea is this official ranking of the top 10 most-played Switch games across Europe in 2018, as…
Last week we got confirmation that the Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age would be releasing on Switch this April, and now we know who’ll be doing the ports. Chinese studio Virtuos, which previously brought the likes of Dark Souls, L.A. Noire,…
Nintendo Switch Online’s NES game library has been contentious to say the least since the service launched back in September, with a slow drip feed of iconic titles gradually filling up the library. If a new datamine is anything to go by, though, the service could be getting a…
I almost can’t believe Celeste is about to be one year old, but here we are with its birthday about two weeks away. Matt Thorson, the game’s designer, director, and writer; has already made it known the game was set to get an extra DLC chapter and today a few…
